Best Indie Short: Foeigras by Maria Claudia Nova (UK)
Best Drama Short: Acquaintance by Jiayi Gu (China)
Best Documentary Short: Heart of the City by Austyn Jeffs (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Victor’s Secret by Tingting Lyu (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: The Soundguy by Keith Obit (USA)
Best Action Short: Figures by Jamie Hegland and Jade Yurich (Canada)
Best Film Noir Short: Salvation by Zane (Canada)
Best Thriller Short: S4V3 H3R by Sara Victoria Bjerre Pedersen (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Radio Moon by Mohamed Sadik (Egypt)
Best Western Short: This is Their Land by Michael O’Leary (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Displaced by Akeim Toussaint Buck and Ashley Karrell (UK)
Best Student Short: Brick Walls by Brandon Forgione (USA)
Best Animation Short: The Head by Pablo Big Head Arriagada (USA)
Best Women Short: Bellybutton by Hilary Eden (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: All Dressed Up by Nikki Gibala (USA)
Best Microfilm: Proofs of Tenderness by Pegah Serajeh (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Displaced by Akeim Toussaint Buck and Ashley Karrell (UK)
Best Mobile Short: A Warm Spring’s Night by Domenico Saverni (Italy)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Night Visit by Abdul Stone Jackson (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Just Another Day by Yihong Huang (China)
Best Director (Female): Hannahlisa Kunyik for Paukhofstrasse (Austria)
Best Director (Male): Usman Mukhtar for Gulabo Rani (Pakistan)
Best Student Director (Female): Tingting Lyu for Victor’s Secret (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Michael O’Leary for This is Their Land (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Hilary Eden for Bellybutton (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Hiag Avsharian for Pulling The Goalie (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Alec Lam and Stella Zwart for Traces of You (USA)
Best Actress: Paige Rion for Amanda (USA)
Best Actor: Alexei Bondar for Tito (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Marlowe Holden and Scott Thomas for Women and Elephants (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Brandon Forgione, Joseph Vazquez, Avery White, and Mike McGovern for Brick Walls (USA)
Best Cinematography: Furqan Gul for Gulabo Rani (Pakistan)
Best Editing: Luxuria (France)
Best Visual FX: Robby DeFrain for Psyche Obscura (USA)
Best Production Design: Florencia Claveria for Keep on Looking (Argentina)
Best Sound Design: Thomas O’Neil for Figures (Canada)
Best Original Score: Kyle Blaseg for Figures (Canada)
Best Original Story: Hiag Avsharian for Pulling The Goalie (USA)
Best Short Script: Fitting Descriptions by Dave Reidy (USA)
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